Chapter Summaries

Alessandro investigated a supposed Dullahan at a military camp while Frank described Napoleon and Linda’s relationship, political ambitions, and growing danger. After considering Napoleon’s past failures and the risks surrounding Linda, Alessandro ran toward a headless rider beneath the moon.

• Gianluca told Alessandro that a Dullahan in Paris seemed impossible, but Alessandro asked how to enter the military camp.
• Frank explained Napoleon’s letters to Linda, his ambition, and the way he controlled political opposition.
• Frank said Napoleon wanted Linda to challenge the clergy and described her involvement in protecting Toussaint Louverture and raising money for Swiss mercenaries.
• Frank urged Alessandro to have Linda’s husband take her home because her life might be in danger.
• Alessandro reflected on Napoleon’s history and then ran toward a headless rider whose horse reared beneath the moon.

The chapter recounts Finn’s rise, his loss of Sadhbh, and Oisín’s departure with Niamh, then shifts to Severus and Lucius investigating the ruined Malfoy estate. Severus learns that Lily’s body was moved elsewhere, while he and Lucius decide Kreacher should return to Hogwarts.

• Finn defeated the demon attacking Tara and became leader of the Fianna.
• Finn married Sadhbh, but a wizard lured her away while Finn was fighting the Northmen.
• Finn found Sadhbh’s son, named him Oisín, and later watched him leave with Niamh for the Land of Youth.
• Lucius saw Severus’s Cygnus Patronus drive dark creatures away from the ruined Malfoy estate, and Severus said Lily’s body had been moved.
• Severus told Kreacher to return to Hogwarts, while Lucius suggested Kreacher could still be useful.

Haji abandoned a drug delivery after Brockdale Bridge collapsed, then became entangled with Felix and a group of strange enemies in Paris. After fighting four vampires at the Shakespeare Theatre, he was trapped in thick smoke and refused to surrender.

• Haji heard that a TWA flight had exploded, changed the radio station, and drove a bag of drugs toward Brockdale Bridge.
• A rear-end collision stopped Haji near the bridge, and he saw it collapse into the Thames; he took the bag and left by bus instead of risking the Underground.
• Felix told Haji that the man was a Death Eater linked to the collapse but claimed he was an undercover cop, while Haji remained calm amid the chaos in Paris.
• At the Shakespeare Theatre, Haji fought four vampires until a passerby called time and offered to trade information about the next location for the whereabouts of a woman.
• The passerby used a smoke grenade to exploit Haji's need to breathe, and the vampires surrounded him as the theatre filled with smoke; Haji refused to surrender.

Alessandro discussed ways to evade capture and heard Frank’s account of revolutionary France and Bonaparte’s plans before a giant emerged from a carriage in the square. As the crowd panicked, Alessandro grabbed a French military uniform from a dry cleaner.

• Alessandro asked Gianluca how to infiltrate the camera-covered barracks, while Gianluca warned him he could be caught and jailed.
• Frank offered Alessandro a possible interpreter job at the Italian consulate in France and described the mob violence at Versailles during the French Revolution.
• Frank warned Gaetano and Alessandro about Bonaparte’s political plans and the dangers of a British-French alliance, while Elvin and Gaetano discussed other powers.
• Alessandro spotted a three-story giant step from a black carriage as two Dullahans appeared at its feet, and he told Gianluca he would call back before his phone died.
• Alessandro rushed into a dry cleaner and found a French military uniform that fit him, complete with a Leather Apron.

Alessandro disguised himself in a French Army uniform during a crisis in Paris and prepared to place something from his pocket inside a pyramid in the barracks. He left without knowing who was helping him or what they wanted, focused only on completing his final task.

• Gunfire failed to harm the Giant, and panicked Parisians fled as old memories of the gluttons returned.
• The narration recalled how Napoleon’s military strength and artillery had answered the chaos of the French Revolution and its threats.
• Josephine stayed at Malmaison after being frightened by what she believed was Marie Antoinette’s ghost.
• Alessandro put on a French Army uniform, left without saluting his reflection, and headed for the barracks pyramid.
• Alessandro reflected on the people and memories he carried with him as he prepared to finish his goal.

Alessandro received papers to travel to Paris with a delivery and discussed revolution, government, and Bonaparte’s rule with Gaetano. Near the Pyramid, Alessandro realized what Gaetano feared and called Gianluca for help, but Gianluca pointed out that Alessandro’s first item was on the surface.

• Gaetano gave Alessandro a certificate identifying him as a deliveryman bound for Paris with Venetian chandeliers for the Tuileries Palace.
• Gaetano explained to Alessandro how popular grievances and failed reforms had fueled revolutions, and warned that Bonaparte’s rapid changes might provoke resistance.
• Alessandro remembered that he lacked a travel permit as he approached the Pyramid, where military vehicles blocked the roads.
• Alessandro hid in a dark corner and called Gianluca to ask him to open the Pyramid’s door.
• Gianluca told Alessandro that he did not need to enter the underground facility because his first item was on the surface, and urged him to climb the wall.

Alessandro reflected on Napoleon’s unification, military campaigns, and policies as he climbed the artificial rock. He apologized to Monica for wanting to return and become stronger, then continued climbing.

• Alessandro climbed the artificial rock and surveyed the inland city around it.
• Alessandro considered how roads, military transport, and Napoleon’s campaigns shaped Italy and France.
• Alessandro recalled the grain crisis, Napoleon’s grain purchases, and punishments for smugglers and speculators.
• Alessandro reflected on Napoleon’s unification of the Southern Alps Republic and Gaetano’s struggle to resist his influence.
• Alessandro told Monica he wanted to become stronger and continued climbing the artificial rock.

Georgiana’s political and economic maneuvering connected French industry, Belgian trade, and cultural exchange, while she considered whether she was truly helping Britain or Bonaparte. Meanwhile, Alessandro faced the approaching Dullahans as he tried to finish placing an object atop the barracks pyramid.

• Georgiana’s negotiations aboard Bonaparte’s ship addressed Belgian trade, steel, sugar-making equipment, and the use of captured vagrants to work on roads and ports.
• Bonaparte had Vamon expand the public library, while Italian typewriters and returned paintings supported cultural exchange between France and Italy.
• Georgiana reflected on the danger of becoming expendable in court politics and questioned whether she sincerely served Britain or Bonaparte.
• Alessandro climbed the barracks pyramid with the object as two Dullahans approached from Château de Vincennes.
• Alessandro weighed escaping while he still could against staying to place the object at the very top.

Klimian and Severus argued over whether to intervene in a prophecy of riots, with Klimian urging Severus to reconsider his stubbornness and his ties to Pomona. Klimian then revealed that he had learned something useful about the map someone was seeking.

• The chapter described how inequality and unrest fueled violent riots in Paris, while a crystal-ball vision showed a later city descending into looting and fires.
• Severus told Klimian that a prophecy could not be stopped and argued that the city’s unrest was not their responsibility.
• Klimian challenged Severus over Pomona, his regrets, and his refusal to change, while Severus accused him of acting like an overconfident hero.
• Klimian said he had studied materials left by his teacher and asked Severus about someone searching for a map.
• Klimian opened a yellowed notebook and reminded Severus that he had sent that person there to study.

Klimian and Severus connected Nicolas Flamel’s notes about the Scorpion King and Bakar Hill to Egypt’s ancient history and the High Priest’s search for a place of rebirth. They suspected the High Priest’s preserved corpse and warned that bringing the dead back could be an ill omen as lightning flashed over Vincennes Forest.

• Severus read Nicolas Flamel’s notes about Bakar Hill, the Scorpion King, and the canals that helped Egypt prosper.
• Klimian explained how Bakar, Egyptian creation myths, and the construction of the pyramids might relate to stones moved between ancient sites.
• Severus and Klimian discussed the Hyksos, Egyptian rulers, and the gods tied to water, including Sobek, Neith, and Seth.
• Klimian suggested the High Priest was seeking Bakar to be reborn from the waters of Nun, and Severus wondered whether the dwarf’s corpse had been preserved like a mummy.
• Klimian warned that bringing the dead back was an ill omen, and lightning flashed over Vincennes Forest.

Alessandro faced two Dullahans while soldiers fought the giant, and he tried to devise a way to escape the dream alive. Monica arrived to rescue him, and Alessandro attacked one Dullahan with a flagpole while she drew the other away.

• Alessandro stayed atop the pyramid with the censer as two Dullahans pursued him and soldiers attacked the giant.
• Alessandro considered the dangers surrounding Linda and Bonaparte, then decided he had to survive and protect the living people who needed her.
• Monica arrived on a small motorcycle with Mrs Norris and charged toward Alessandro, drawing one Dullahan after her.
• Alessandro pulled down the French flagpole, knocked a Dullahan from its horse, and faced it with the pole while Monica led the other in circles.

Alessandro struggled to find a way to defeat Dullahan, while Gaetano told him about Bonaparte, Georgiana, and the dangers of renewed war with Britain. Gaetano suggested that Mr. Smith might answer Bonaparte’s betrayal with violence, and Alessandro charged at Dullahan with his flagpole.

• Alessandro used his flagpole to leap and kick Dullahan, but barely made the armored monster stagger.
• Alessandro dodged as Dullahan swung his flail, which struck Dullahan’s own armored back, and he continued searching for an opening.
• Gaetano showed Alessandro a crystal-lion cosmetics box and explained how Bonaparte’s affection for Georgiana influenced Parisian fashions.
• Gaetano predicted that peace between Britain and France would not last and warned that Georgiana could suffer when war returned.
• Gaetano asked whether Mr. Smith would dare take action against Bonaparte, and Alessandro charged at Dullahan with his flagpole as a lance.

Emilia told the story of Dianora, whose husband Gilberto and admirer Ansaldo each acted generously after a magical garden tested their honor. Haji awoke beside a lake in Bois de Boulogne, learned Sonny and Monica were in danger, and headed toward the Rose Garden to continue his mission.

• Emilia told how Dianora challenged Ansaldo to create a summer garden in January, and he used a sorcerer’s magic to fulfill her demand.
• Dianora confessed her promise to Gilberto, who sent her to Ansaldo, but Ansaldo refused to take advantage of her and ended his improper pursuit.
• The sorcerer waived his payment, and Ansaldo and Gilberto became close friends.
• Haji awoke near a lake beside a statue of Santos-Dumont, with no memory of what happened after fighting vampires at the Shakespeare Theatre.
• Gianluca told Haji that Sonny and Monica were in danger in Vincennes Forest and identified Haji’s location as Bois de Boulogne near Lake Bagatelle.
• Haji asked who had built the Rose Garden across the lake, then walked toward it with the Mass Bell to find his mission’s marker.

Haji followed music into a mysterious dance studio, where the moonlit path vanished behind him. Meanwhile, Severus learned that the Fidelius Charm protecting Draco had been broken, argued with Klimian about power and responsibility, and left to pursue the search for Creation Hill.

• Haji explored the Rose Garden, plucked a rose, and followed a performance of “Für Elise” into a small building.
• Haji found a ballet class inside, but the entrance and moonlight disappeared when he tried to leave.
• Klimian asked whether a stone was connected to Creation Hill, and Severus contacted Draco to warn him that the Fidelius Charm had been broken.
• Severus and Klimian discussed Werewolves, education, Napoleon, and Severus’s desire to control Pomona.
• Klimian told Severus that the missing treasure and the world’s new order made Severus and Bonaparte’s knowledge valuable to competing factions.
• Severus rejected Klimian’s suggestion that he was being prepared to become a king, left Nicolas Flamel’s home, and flew away as black smoke.

Severus arrived at Buttes-Chaumont Park and prepared to investigate the danger in Vincennes Forest, while reflecting on the loss of Pomona’s soul to the King and his regrets about the choices that had led him there. He left the park as black smoke to find out what was causing the continuing thunder.

• Severus reached Buttes-Chaumont Park and set defensive magic in the Witch Temple, wary that Count Leroy had learned about Snow Mountain Cabin.
• Severus brooded over Pomona’s freedom and the dangers and consequences of his past decisions.
• Severus recalled that he had to enter the underworld to retrieve Pomona’s soul after the King lured it away.
• Severus put out his cigarette, transformed into black smoke, and flew toward Vincennes Forest to investigate the thunder.

Severus helped Alessandro and Monica escape the military camp after the giant vanished, then flew toward Luxembourg. Felix searched for his father while Haji found himself at a ballet school, unaware of where he was or how to reach the urgent situation Gianluca had warned him about.

• Severus restrained one Dullahan and blocked another, then told Alessandro and Monica to leave before the military caught them.
• Baldwin arrived to help Alessandro escape, while Monica chose to follow in her scooter with Mrs Norris.
• Felix searched a park for Haji and trusted three teenagers who claimed they could lead him to his father.
• Haji questioned a woman at a ballet school about its location and history, but his phone was dead and he remained unable to act on Gianluca's warning.

The chapter described Lucien Bonaparte’s role in Napoleon’s coup and Elena’s ballet school, then reflected on revolutionary France, luxury, and political change. It ended with Haji cutting his palm in a garden pavilion and insisting that his experience was a dream.

• Lucien Bonaparte threatened to stab himself with Napoleon’s sword if Napoleon harmed the freedoms of the French people.
• Elena and Lucien supported a ballet school in a former greenhouse, where Elena entertained guests including Ida Saint-Elme.
• The chapter recounted how inequality, taxes, and royal extravagance had fueled unrest and violence before the French Revolution.
• Haji cut his palm with a dagger in the English Garden pavilion and murmured that the experience was a dream.

Severus stopped Felix from killing three Muggles after Felix’s Obscurus attacked them, then agreed to help him find his father. The pair searched the Bois de Boulogne, with Severus still unsure where to look.

• Felix confronted three young Muggles who tried to rob him, and his Obscurus formed a Giant from debris and attacked them.
• Severus arrived, broke apart the Giant, and restrained Felix before he could kill the Muggles.
• Severus made the three Muggles dance, then lifted the spell and let them flee after Felix agreed to stop.
• Severus repaired some of the park’s damage and gave Felix a Chocolate Frog, whose card showed the alchemist Zou Yan.
• Severus and Felix set out to find Felix’s father in the Bois de Boulogne.

Haji met a French monk in the garden, who described the dangers facing exiled nobles and warned that the ballet school trained girls to spy for the First Consul. The monk left Haji wondering whether police were watching him.

• Haji examined the artificial garden and spoke with a monk who explained its history and the First Consul’s command table.
• The monk described fleeing France through the Alps, losing his sister, and turning to Buddhist teachings after enduring persecution.
• The monk admitted he was married with two children and said he had renounced attachment, then warned Haji that ballet students gathered political information for the First Consul.
• Haji called the garden a flower-filled Hell with hidden traps, and the monk compared the exiles’ plight to being trapped without a safe route out.
• The monk remarked that the First Consul’s police watched people near their homes, then walked away as Haji searched the surroundings for watching eyes.

Severus and Felix found Haji’s last traced location at the Rose Garden, where Severus explained that sound could cross between worlds. Felix called out for his father as Severus watched the mirror-like lake.

• Severus told Felix that Gianluca wanted Haji to go to the military camp to rescue Monica and Alessandro.
• Severus and Felix traveled to the Rose Garden, where Beethoven’s “Für Elise” played and drew them into the park’s strange atmosphere.
• Severus explained that sound could travel between the Rose Garden’s world and theirs, and suggested Felix try calling through.
• Felix shouted for his father while Severus watched the lake, which reflected the Paris night sky.